| Description |
xvii, 202 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Routledge English language introductions |
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Routledge English language introductions series.
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| Contents |
A. Introduction: key concepts in grammar and vocabulary. 1. Words and sentences. 2. Word classes. 3. Word structure. 4. Slots and fillers. 5. Sentence patterns. 6. Clauses and phrases. 7. Grammar rules. 8. Vocabularies -- B. Development: further concepts in grammar and vocabulary. 1. Types and sentence. 2. Noun and verb. 3. Making new words. 4. Subject and Object. 5. Noun phrase and verb phrase. 6. Man and subordinate. 7. Breaking rules. 8. 'Jargon' -- C. Exploration: aspects of investigation. 1. Sentence types in use. 2. Classes of words. 3. Types of word structure. 4. Types of Slot. 5. Components of phrases. 6. Types of clause. 7. Grammatical rules in context. 8. Word-choice in use -- D. Extension: readings in grammar and vocabulary. 1. Linguistic units and the sentence (Aarts and Aarts). 2. Grammatical class: the problem of labelling (Allerton). 3. Lexicalisation (Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartvik). 4. Valency theory (Herbst). 5. Pattern and meaning (Hunston and Francis). 6. The clause complex (Halliday). 7. Standard English (Trudgill). 8. Introduction to twentieth-century words (Ayto) |
| Analysis |
Grammar |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 194-195 |
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Includes index |
| Subject |
English language -- Grammar.
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Vocabulary.
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| LC no. |
00002368 |
| ISBN |
0415231701 |
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041523171X paperback |
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